IUFLA Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, rico said: Getting close to Thanksgiving around here. Don't get much fresher than that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Don't get much fresher than that! I have never hunted turkeys. One of these days I am gonna have to give it a try. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 One of my goals this fall/ winter is to brush up on and expand my knowledge of bushcraft. It's alot cheaper than my other hobbies. Thought is was pretty cool idea. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 hours ago, mrflynn03 said: One of my goals this fall/ winter is to brush up on and expand my knowledge of bushcraft. It's alot cheaper than my other hobbies. Thought is was pretty cool idea. I wonder how many younguns know what a bow saw is or more importantly how to properly use it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Drroogh said: I wonder how many younguns know what a bow saw is or more importantly how to properly use it? I'm guessing very few. I'm pretty decent with firebuilding and shelters. Need more work on building and setting traps and tying different kinds of knots. Edited October 23, 2022 by mrflynn03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) Another skill, and one that I'm particularly good at is map reading and compass navigation. I think I'll put a compass upgrade on my Christmas wish list. Edited October 23, 2022 by mrflynn03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 6:40 PM, rico said: I have never hunted turkeys. One of these days I am gonna have to give it a try. I've never hunted turkeys during spring season but fall archery season overlaps with deer archery and on private property they sometimes get in the way. As for hunting I haven't really been in a few years but plan on getting back to it next season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 21 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: Another skill, and one that I'm particularly good at is map reading and compass navigation. My friend was a competition shooter (was invited to the Olympic trials), so the school ROTC recruited him to be on the team. One of the classes he took to qualify was Map Folding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, Drroogh said: My friend was a competition shooter (was invited to the Olympic trials), so the school ROTC recruited him to be on the team. One of the classes he took to qualify was Map Folding? Probably because military uses topographical maps and they are 24" by 27 or 29" for proper scale. You can fold maps in ways that allow you to access quadrants without unfolding the entire map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 31 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: I've never hunted turkeys during spring season but fall archery season overlaps with deer archery and on private property they sometimes get in the way. As for hunting I haven't really been in a few years but plan on getting back to it next season. Archery? The heck with that. I am gonna use a shotgun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, rico said: Archery? The heck with that. I am gonna use a shotgun! I bow hunted for a long time. I started hunting with shotgun well before that. About 10 yrs ago I switched to muzzleloader for all firearms deer seasons. Bought an 18.5" barrel for my shotgun and turned it into a mossberg persuader. I have a cerakote kit to refinish it in OD green/desert tan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 Just ordered this from Amazon this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: Just ordered this from Amazon this morning. You planning on going off the grid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: Just ordered this from Amazon this morning. Does it teach you tying string snares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, rico said: You planning on going off the grid? Lol, not unless I'm forced to. If I do, the inlaws have the place to stay and I just brings tools and know how. It's been a few years since I've been camping so thought I'd spend winter upgrading my gear and getting things I don't have. When I go camping I like to practice some bush skills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, Drroogh said: Does it teach you tying string snares? No. I have a US Army issue survival manual at home for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 minute ago, mrflynn03 said: No. I have a US Army issue survival manual at home for that. Does that manual tell you what bugs/insects and vegetation you can eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 My grandpa had an Army Surplus store called AWOL mart for awhile when I was younger. So I got to go to auctions at Ft. Campbell and Ft. Knox. He was a retired MSGT and was able to get us access no problems. Part of my pay for helping out was whatever I wanted so I stocked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, rico said: Does that manual tell you what bugs/insects and vegetation you can eat? Some. It's pretty basic. More geared toward escape and evasion. Teaches communication, signaling, how to locate food and water. Edited October 23, 2022 by mrflynn03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: Some. It's pretty basic. More geared toward escape and evasion. An old German toolmaker taught me most of what I know about tooling. He was an admitted hellion. Told the story of him and his friend being chased by nazis with tracking dogs. As they ran through a field an old woman shouted from the house they need to crap on the trail. It throws the scent off. Does your manual teach you that? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Drroogh said: An old German toolmaker taught me most of what I know about tooling. He was an admitted hellion. Told the story of him and his friend being chased by nazis with tracking dogs. As they ran through a field an old woman shouted from the house they need to crap on the trail. It throws the scent off. Does your manual teach you that? That one's new to me. I'll put it in my memory bank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Caught some pufferfish today IMG_3057.MOV 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said: Caught some pufferfish today IMG_3057.MOV 27.69 MB · 0 downloads You eat those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 1 minute ago, rico said: You eat those? No. All air and some are toxic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said: No. All air and some are toxic I saw a show once on them. Remember hearing that people have died from eating them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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